US Release date: 19 May 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 16 December 1950
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Running time: 95 minutes (colour)
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Randolph Scott, Jane Wyatt & J. Carrol Naish
Australian Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from 17 November 1950 supported by Dick Tracy’s Dilemma.
Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 8-W-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 139 | 159 |
| EF PPE | 3.09 | 173 |
| Metres Travelled | 430,000 | 215 |
| Average MT | 9,556 | 312 |
| Engagements | 45 | 177 |
| Slots | 48 | 214 |
| Weeks | 3 | 214 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 6.67% | 243 |
| Saturdays | 14 | 166 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 31.11% | 208 |
| Tuesdays | 28 | 32 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 62.22% | 52 |
| First billed | 26 | 146 |
| Second billed | 19 | 155 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Hoyts ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 42 |
| Ratio | 93.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 0.97% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 3 |
| Ratio | 6.67% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.28% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.24% |
| Hoyts eng | 29 |
| Ratio | 64.44% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.34% |
| Independent eng | 5 |
| Ratio | 11.11% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.39% |
| Suburban eng | 11 |
| Ratio | 24.44% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.72% |
Notes: Randy Scott western spent two thirds of its bookings on Tuesdays and the majority topping the bill. Love That Brute and Portrait From Life were the regular suburban partners. A reasonable lower-mid tier performer for Hoyts.
Canadian Pacific engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Prahran | Empress | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 1 | S | 1 | Love that Brute |
| Albert Park | Park | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | Love That Brute |
| Fitzroy | Regent | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | Love That Brute |
| North Fitzroy | Merri | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | Love That Brute |
| Port Melbourne | Eclipse | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | Love That Brute |
| Richmond | Cinema | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 1 | T | 1 | Love That Brute |
| Brunswick | Padua | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 2 | Look for the Silver Lining |
| St. Kilda | Memorial | Hoyts | 16/12/1950 | 1 | W | 1 | Forbidden |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | When Willie Comes Marching Home |
| Northcote | Northcote | Suburban | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Love that Brute |
| Ascot Vale | Waratah | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| Brighton | Centre | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Coburg | Town Hall | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Love That Brute |
| Essendon | Plaza | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| Glenhuntly | Glenhuntly | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | S | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Ascot Vale | Ascot | Suburban | 23/12/1950 | 2 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 23/12/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| Brunswick | Alhambra | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Love That Brute |
| Essendon | Circle | Hoyts | 23/12/1950 | 2 | T | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 30/12/1950 | 3 | S | 2 | When Willie Comes Marching Home |
| Footscray | Barkly | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | S | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| Balwyn | Time | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Bentleigh | Bentleigh | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Carnegie | Carnegie | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Gardiner | Regent | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Glenferrie | Palace | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| Hampton | Southern | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Kew | Rialto | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Preston | Circle | Hoyts | 30/12/1950 | 3 | T | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| North Fitzroy | Palace | Suburban | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| Brunswick | Lygon | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| Canterbury | Maling | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Malvern | Victory | Hoyts | 6/01/1951 | 4 | T | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 5 | S | 2 | One Sunday Afternoon |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 13/01/1951 | 5 | S | 2 | When Willie Comes Marching Home |
| North Melbourne | Loco | Independent | 13/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | Trade Winds |
| Yarraville | St. George | Suburban | 13/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| Williamstown | Shore | Hoyts | 13/01/1951 | 5 | T | 1 | Portrait From Life |
| West Preston | Rivoli | Independent | 3/02/1951 | 8 | S | 2 | Portrait From Life |
| Clifton Hill | Clifton | Suburban | 27/01/1951 | 8 | W | 1 | When Willie Comes Marching Home |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 10/02/1951 | 10 | S | 1 | Alias the Champ |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 24/03/1951 | 16 | T | 1 | Wabash Avenue |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 7/04/1951 | 18 | T | 1 | My Daughter Joy |
| Hartwell | Regal | Suburban | 26/05/1951 | 25 | T | 2 | Cinderella |
The 1950 Project 